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Jewel of the Month: Garnet Man Brooch for January

January 15, 2018 by WendyB

January’s birthstone is the garnet, so this is the perfect time to unveil my latest creation for ANZA Gems: a 20.36-carat rhodolite garnet “man brooch” accented with seven rose-cut diamonds and set in 18K yellow gold. All of my ANZA designs are special because I get to work with ethically mined gemstones that give back…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Brooches, Custom work, featured jewel, gems, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, works in progress Tagged With: anza gems

My Best Dressed at the 2018 Golden Globes Is …

January 7, 2018 by WendyB

There was a blackout at the Golden Globes tonight: The majority of the attendees wore black to promote the newly established Time’s Up campaign against sexual harassment in all industries. Embed from Getty Images The Time’s Up initiative was announced Monday with an open letter signed by 300 prominent women in the entertainment industry. It…

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Filed Under: awards shows, Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, earrings, Fashion, feminism, gems, Golden Globes, In the News, Jewelry, red carpet Tagged With: best dressed, best dressed/wear what you want award, golden globes jewelry

Wednesday’s Video: ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes

January 3, 2018 by WendyB

I introduced my new ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collaboration in a blog post just before the holidays. A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Dec 21, 2017 at 10:08am PST Now I’m talking about the collection, ANZA Gems, and ANZA founder Monica Stephenson in this week’s YouTube video. Continuing 2017’s slow-fashion…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, birthstone, gems, homegrown vintage, Jewelry, my designs, suits, video Tagged With: jewelry vlogger, slow fashion

Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2017

December 29, 2017 by WendyB

At the end of the year, I tend to feel like I didn’t do as many new designs as I wanted to … via GIPHY … so it’s good to take a look back and appreciate everything that has been accomplished! While my Jewel of the Month posts usually feature my newest designs, I also…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, earrings, engagement rings, featured jewel, feminism, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, redesigns, rings, wedding bands Tagged With: anza gems, ethical gemstones

Throwback Thursday: Eryn Wearing Something Borrowed

December 28, 2017 by WendyB

My right-hand woman Eryn got engaged in this February and married in September. I previously mentioned that Eryn had her eyes on my opal lariat necklace for her big “something borrowed” jewelry, but wound up selecting a different design. Here’s a belated photo of her mom helping her with my one-of-a-kind Selene moonstone necklace. When…

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Filed Under: Custom work, earrings, engagement rings, Eryn Patton, gems, Jewelry, my designs, necklaces, rings, Special Occasions, stud earrings, Throwback Thursday, wedding bands, weddings Tagged With: nontraditional wedding jewelry

New Collection: ANZA PURE by Wendy Brandes

December 21, 2017 by WendyB

I’m excited and honored to announce my new collection for ANZA Gems: ANZA PURE! Click through the three slides below to see the first styles: asymmetric dangle earrings, single stud earrings, and a necklace — all created with glowing pink spinel and electrifying green garnet. A post shared by idazzle (@idazzle) on Dec 20, 2017…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Business, earrings, gems, Good Causes, Jewelry, necklaces, Shopping, shopping suggestions, stud earrings Tagged With: anza gems, ANZA PURE

Jewel of the Month, Part II: Abigail’s Engagement Ring

December 14, 2017 by WendyB

Every day, I get three or four emails in which someone claims to be a “big fan” of my blog and offers me $50 to publish a guest post (which often includes the dreaded “infographic”). Of course, anyone who truly is a big fan of this blog might have noticed that I haven’t had a…

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Filed Under: customer of the day, diamonds, engagement rings, featured jewel, gems, gorgeous clients, jewel of the month, Jewelry, my designs, platinum, wedding bands, weddings Tagged With: engagement ring inspiration

Heart-Shaped Gems Can Be Lovable

December 4, 2017 by WendyB

Jewelry expert Jennifer Heebner has written about the increasing popularity of heart-shaped gems. As Jennifer points out, hearts in jewelry tend to be a love ’em or hate ’em kind of thing. I used to fall into the latter camp, because I had only seen poorly cut or poorly set stones that looked more like…

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Filed Under: birthstone, diamonds, gems, Jewelry Tagged With: heart jewelry

October’s Other Birthstone: Tourmaline

October 9, 2017 by WendyB

October has two birthstones: opal and tourmaline. I’ve already done two posts about opal jewelry, so it’s time to give tourmaline some love. Tourmaline comes in a variety of colors, and I have two on display in the toi et moi ring I recently created for my friend Monica Stephenson’s ANZA Gems project. Can't get…

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Filed Under: birthstone, gems, Jewelry Tagged With: anza gems, birthstone jewelry, october birthstone

Jewels of the Month: Your Own Opal Designs

October 6, 2017 by WendyB

September’s Jewels of the Month post featured one of October’s birthstones, the opal. Because the ring, necklace and earring designs I was showing have to be made to order, I figured I’d give people shopping for an October birthday a little bit of a head start. While I was working on that post, I kept…

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Filed Under: birthstone, Custom work, featured jewel, gems, jewel of the month, Jewelry, jewelry designer

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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